So i am a little confused... I just got the latest OTA and now i have an option under settings-->Wireless & networks called Tethering & portable hotspot and from the looks of it i can use my phone as a wi-fi hotspot and i do not have root. So can we now use this feature with no additional cost to our plans? How does this fit into t-mobile releasing new wi-fi tethering plans starting at $15 a month.
I just got the update too. USB tethering works fine, and to my surprise, so does the hotspot. I say surprise because I have not added the $15.00 plan to my account. The only thing is there is no direct shortcut available so i used Anycut to make one.
not too sure but....
I am very new to these phones in general so I am not too savey from reading other posts it sounded like t-mobile was going to give that feature free at first for a little while until they get it all straightened out. I also read that they would not use the wifi calling as your mins but I see on mine (I just got teh update like in hours ago) that it says wifi calling uses plan mins... which is just fine for me cuz i never go near my mins... so i dnk if that helps but i think for now the tethering is free but they will charge it later... but dont quote me.
dasoccerbomb said:
So i am a little confused... I just got the latest OTA and now i have an option under settings-->Wireless & networks called Tethering & portable hotspot and from the looks of it i can use my phone as a wi-fi hotspot and i do not have root. So can we now use this feature with no additional cost to our plans? How does this fit into t-mobile releasing new wi-fi tethering plans starting at $15 a month.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
For them to start charging you they need to have a plan first. But even so, if they ask you to pay up I suggest canceling your current plan without an ETF and signing on for the non-contract plans. You'll save money, get a subsidized phone, and once we have root, you'll have wifi tethering again
I can't get the usb tethering to work. Windows can't find the android phone driver. I've installed the android sdk. Did you do anything special to get the driver?
When I try the hotspot, my computer can connect to the phone but the phone does not get an internet connection.
dschach said:
I can't get the usb tethering to work. Windows can't find the android phone driver. I've installed the android sdk. Did you do anything special to get the driver?
When I try the hotspot, my computer can connect to the phone but the phone does not get an internet connection.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My goal is to USB tether my laptop.
I used pdanet successfully before the update just fine but now I have the update and want to try to use the built in usb tethering.
I manually installed the update to the G2 so I had tethering and the wifi hotspot. The wifi hotspot worked awesome with my laptop and I went to try the USB tethering to my desktop, but windows 7 couldnt find the correct driver to use. I hunted around the forums and google'd a few different things, but came up empty. I am wondering if anyone else has found the solution to this yet and could please share.
I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit and my G2 is running 2.2 build 1.22.531.8
Thanks in advance
i saw the new settings as well but i dont think it will be free... tmo did release (or is going to release) a tethering plan for $15. I've been using wifi calling at home, i checked my usage and is coming under T-Mobile HotSpot--- im under a grandfathered plan
i guess if you are planning to use the hotspot i would be careful not to incur any data fees
FYI
I have just checked my bill... I have used Wifi Hotspot from my G2 and used just over 5GB of data. No charge. I have 4 days left of my bill cycle, will update when my bill comes out.
...one more thing, are all of you not able to use the wifi hotspot settings? I see a lot of people rooting their phones to be able to run a wifi hotspot. If so, why are only a few people able to do this, including myself.
If you need more information on my G2, let me know.
thanks.
When my desire Z had the stock rom it had no problems with wifi or usb tether, so it might be T-Mobile trying to sell their tethering plan with the g2.
True, although I checked with tmobile online and gave them a call and they said they are not charging me extra for me using my WiFi hotspot.
so i understand that this change only applies to hotspot tethering devices and not the smartphone data usage but what if you are using hotspot hack and running sprint hotspot app to tether?
icexige said:
so i understand that this change only applies to hotspot tethering devices and not the smartphone data usage but what if you are using hotspot hack and running sprint hotspot app to tether?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If the hotspot app works like wifi tether in which it tries to mask your tether data as coming from your phone it will seem like to me that it won't be counted against you. But if the hotspot hack just allows you to use the app without paying for it then you may have the limits.
icexige said:
so i understand that this change only applies to hotspot tethering devices and not the smartphone data usage but what if you are using hotspot hack and running sprint hotspot app to tether?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Naw, the way the stock wifi tether works is that it disconnects and connects to a different realm whenever you turn on the hotspot (so you have two different data meters). If you don't pay for the hotspot, you can't connect to the modem realm. However, the wifi tether just stays connected to the phone realm.
That said, they can tell if you are tethering, and if you data hog and tether you'll probably getting a polite letter from them telling you to pay or get cancelled and pay ETF
this have any effect on being rooted and using wifi tether app?
Foxfi quit working
Help!! Foxfi stopped working this evening on my Verizon Note 4 and my wife's S4. I am located in central Sussex County, Delaware. We are both on unlimited plans but with different accounts. 4 G signal is strong (-88db). I activate WiFi hotspot from PDA Net. It takes me to "settings", I toggle Mobile Hotspot from "off" to "on". It tells me that it is checking subscription status and after about 30 seconds I get the Error message that this service requires a subscription. I use quite a bit of data but my wife (on a different account) uses almost none. Anyone else having trouble all of a sudden? Any idea what may be going on? Help!! Thanks.
It's happened too all Verizon users, bud.
LEAGLE77 said:
Help!! Foxfi stopped working this evening on my Verizon Note 4 and my wife's S4. I am located in central Sussex County, Delaware. We are both on unlimited plans but with different accounts. 4 G signal is strong (-88db). I activate WiFi hotspot from PDA Net. It takes me to "settings", I toggle Mobile Hotspot from "off" to "on". It tells me that it is checking subscription status and after about 30 seconds I get the Error message that this service requires a subscription. I use quite a bit of data but my wife (on a different account) uses almost none. Anyone else having trouble all of a sudden? Any idea what may be going on? Help!! Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Verizon threw in a silent update last night. All of us unlimited data users got screwed. If you look at the reviews for the app, everyone from our carrier is having the same problem. I've been looking for another app to change to that will do that same thing. No luck so far. Sucks, since I've been using Foxfi for years and it always worked like a champ.
I say BOOOOOO to Verizon. =(
I'm on LG G3 851, running rooted/stock Marshmallow on MetroPCS. I received a text yesterday from MetroPCS, telling me that I was approaching my 8GB limit for tethering on my hotspot.
Here's the thing, I have never activated my hotspot. I double checked my settings and it is turned off.
I went thru their customer service to no avail.
I called one of their stores, who reset my data for the month, but I notice that any data I now use still accumulates under my hotspot data (even though my hotspot is still turned off).
Lookout app says that I don't have any malware installed (for what it's worth). I've double-checked my APN settings. I do have a thing on my Access Point names, "EPDH MMS - tmus" that I did not notice before.
Any clues or hints how I can fix this or what is going on?
UPDATE: still doing it. I talked to MetroPCS customer service again today and had the network refreshed. It's still doing it.
Anyone know of any malware that does this kind of thing? Getting a little paranoid here.
Anyone else having this issue? When I go to enable my hotspot, the phone tells me that I need to "Subscribe" to the tethering plan from Verizon, even though I have the new Unlimited Plan... Not sure what to do. FoxFi USB works but I'd prefer speeds above 20mbps, else I'd just use my USB modem instead.
Call Verizon